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From: gt1448b@prism.gatech.EDU (David P. Forrai)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: New Apple Mac rumored...
Message-ID: <15270@hydra.gatech.EDU>
Date: 16 Oct 90 02:44:31 GMT
References: <6025@vice.ICO.TEK.COM> <1990Oct11.205554.14111@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> <4b5T8dC00Vor8OekRA@andrew.cmu.edu> <1990Oct15.212324.23704@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
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In article <1990Oct15.212324.23704@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
cmm1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Christopher M Mauritz) writes:

> ...  However, the quesiton you have to ask 
>yourself is this: "Can companies like Atari and Commodore survive on
>even lower margins?"  They are in no position to have a protracted
>pricing war with a company like Apple.

I hardly think the new Mac is targeted to put Atari or Commodore out of
business.  I can't see Apple, who has been enjoying those big profits all
these years, suddenly cutting profits to dominate the low end market.  I'm
sure these new Macs will contain enough deficiencies to keep customers
buying the higher profit Macs.



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David P. Forrai
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